If you make super great creative work, the word will spread. The problem is this: will it spread as fast as you need it to to keep the lights on? Will you run out of steam before your time has come?

The solution is good marketing. In this episode I want to share the 9 pieces of advice I'd give any artist whose work isn't catching on at the rate they want it to.

The ideas in this episode have been HUGE for me lately. Hope they are for you too!

----
SHOW NOTES
The Alter Ego Effect
https://alteregoeffect.com/

The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler
https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Journey-Mythic-Structure-3rd/dp/193290736X

EMILY WINTER REJECTION on WORK LIFE Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bouncing-back-from-rejection/id1346314086?i=1000435037507

Jim Henson Bio
https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Henson-Brian-Jay-Jones/dp/0345526120

----
CREDITS

Support Creative Pep Talk on Patreon: www.patreon.com/creativepeptalk

Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music.

Thanks to Alex Sugg for our soundtrack!
www.alexsugg.com

Mastering by Chris Graham Mastering
Check out Chris' Six Figure Home Studio Podcast
https://www.thesixfigurehomestudio.com/podcast/

----
SPONSORS

WIX
This week’s episode is brought to you by Wix.com 
With Wix, the web your playground. Start with a blank page and design your website in any layout you want.
HTTP://WIX.COM/CREATIVEPEP

PATREON
This episode is also sponsored by YOU... well that is if you're a Patreon backer! You can become a sponsor of the show today, every little bit counts, even just a $1 an episode makes a huge difference. Become a Creative Pep Talk Creative PEPperoni by going to Patreon.com/creativepeptalk

234 - 9 Marketing Tactics to Gain The True Fans You Need to Thrive Now

Today is an Ask Dr. Pizza episode! These episodes have become most downloaded fan favorites. Why? Because no matter what kind of a creative business you have, there's sure to be a few nuggets in this episode that gets you exactly what you need to hear, exactly when you need to hear it!

Questions we tackle today:
1 - How do I get the money I deserve for my work?
2 - How do a network when I'm shy and just starting out?
3 - Marketing on Instagram - What do you do about the Instagram Algorithm?
4 - How do I do what to focus on?

AND MUCH MORE!!

----
SHOW NOTES
BREAKING THE TIME BARRIER - FRESHBOOKS
https://www.freshbooks.com/fbstaticprod-uploads/public-website-assets/other/Breaking-the-Time-Barrier.pdf

Brene Brown WTF Podcast
http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1012-bren-brown

LATER's TIPS FOR BEATING THE INSTAGRAM ALGORITHM
https://later.com/blog/how-instagram-algorithm-works/

Good One Podcast Lonely Island
https://headgum.com/good-one-a-podcast-about-jokes/the-lonely-islands-jose-and-mark

Good One Podcast Gary Gulman
https://headgum.com/good-one-a-podcast-about-jokes/gary-gulmans-trader-joes

Mikey Burton Conceptual Illustration Class 
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Editorial-Illustration-Draw-Idioms-the-Designy-Way/1498727870/projects

----
CREDITS

Support Creative Pep Talk on Patreon: www.patreon.com/creativepeptalk

Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music.

Thanks to Alex Sugg for our soundtrack!
www.alexsugg.com

Dr. Pizza Theme by Ben Worley
http://benworley.work/

----
SPONSORS

WIX
This week’s episode is brought to you by Wix.com 
With Wix, the web your playground. Start with a blank page and design your website in any layout you want.
HTTP://WIX.COM/CREATIVEPEP

Skillshare
Skillshare is an online learning community for creators. With more than 25,000 classes in design, business, and more, you’ll discover countless ways to fuel your curiosity, creativity, and career. Take classes in social media marketing, mobile photography, creative writing, or even illustration! Whether you’re looking to discover a new passion, start a side hustle, or gain new professional skills, Skillshare is there to keep you learning, thriving, and reaching those new goals.
TWO FREE MONTHS OF SKILLSHARE: http://Skillshare.com/creativepep

235 - The Creative Voice Secret, Find Your Value, Instagram Success Despite the Algorithm & MORE!

WE HAVE MOVED HOSTING! IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR NEW EPISODES YOU CAN FIND THEM WHEREVER PODCASTS ARE DISTRIBUTED! 

LOOK HERE:
APPLE:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-pep-talk/id929743897

SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/show/47vLbaJTqqLdeqnvjmyjaf?si=zkS6pbacS9uirEXYUDx4Mg

SIMPLECAST:
https://creative-pep-talk.simplecast.com

STITCHER:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk

PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/creativepeptalk

PODBEAN:
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/zdqvn-3717c/Creative-Pep-Talk-Podcast

PODBAY:
http://podbay.fm/show/929743897

PLAYER.FM
https://player.fm/series/creative-pep-talk

ATTN: CREATIVE PEP TALK WILL NO LONGER BE ON SOUNDCLOUD!

Creative Pep Talk helps you build a thriving creative career.

Andy J. Pizza is here to help you find your creative gift, develop it and connect it to the audience that needs it most.

Creative Pep Talk will put the pep in your step that you need to keep going and find your creative career breakthrough. Through talks filled with bizarre analogies and Fraggle Rock references, and interviews with top creative professionals, Dr. Pizza is ready to PEP YOU UP!

This track is not available anymore.

Other tracks from Creative Pep Talk